GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |